Rock is one of the best types offensively. Being resisted by only three of the seventeen types, two of which are hindered by their own poor defenses (Fighting) and relative scarcity (Steel) helps it a lot, and the fact that only two Pokémon out of nearly 500 (Lucario and Steelix) have a double resistance to Rock keeps its moves relatively effective. Double weaknesses to Rock are relatively common, with many Template:Type2s having one due to their secondary Template:Type2, while the typically high-powered Ice- and Template:Type2s also do not fare well. As Pokémon of the three types that resist Rock typically can master Rock-type moves, this proves a quite versatile combination.

When used in contests, Rock-type moves typically become Tough moves, but can also be of the other four Contest types, excluding Cute.

Pokémon

In total, there are 37 Pokémon of the Rock-type; 20 are fully evolved.

No physical Rock-type move is 100% accurate. In contrast, all special Rock-type moves are 100% accurate.

In the first season of the anime and during much of Generation I, the Rock-type was often wrongly assumed to be unaffected by Template:Type2 attacks. This was likely due to the fact that at the time, the only Rock-types that were not part Ground were the fossil Pokémon.